# Accident 20070317002729A: Piper PA28151, Lincoln City, OR, March 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln City, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9777° N, 124.0033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9777&lon=-124.0033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75194, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75194-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070317002729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHITE PA-28-151 WITH BLUE AND RED STRIPING WAS SEEN ATTENDING S45 (GLEN EDEN, OR) FLY-IN PANCAKE BREAKFAST 5 MILES SOUTH OF LINCOLN CITY, OREGON ON MORNING OF 3/17/07 THEN DEPARTED EARLY AFTERNOON. WITNESSES PROVIDE THAT SIMILAR AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN CONDUCTING LOW ALTITUDE FLY-BYS AND TIGHT TURN MANEUVERS ABOVE LINCOLN CITY BEACH. WEATHER IN AREA WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES AS HAVING LOW CEILING, OCCASIONAL COASTAL OBSCURED AND SPORADIC DRIZZLE. NO WITNESSES REPORT ACTUAL ACCIDENT. LINCOLN CITY POLICE REPORTED AIRCRAFT DEBRIS WASHING ASHORE AT 1400-1500 LOCAL. FAA IIC INSPECTED LANDING GEAR AND OTHER AIRFRAME DEBRIS WHICH INCLUDED WHITE SHROUD WITH BLUE AND RED STRIPING. IT IS ASSUMED THAT PARTS LIKELY BELONG TO SUSPECT AIRCRAFT. LATER REPORTED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD NOT RETURNED HOME AFTER RENTING A PA-28 FROM AERODYNAMICS FLYING CLUB (MULLIN, OR). SPOUSE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDED THAT A PASSENGER WAS ONBOARD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT N75194, A WHITE PA-28-151 WITH BLUE AND RED STRIPING, HAD NOT RETURNED TO MULLIN, OR. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT IS UNDETERMINED AND NO SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DEBRIS IS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA113), Mar 17, 2007: Piper PA-28-151 (N75194), Lincoln City, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: In-flight collision with water for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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